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Camping On Largess Pond
Rain, hail or shine
Twice a year, my family and I put aside five days to go camping on Largess Pond. We have made a family pact, come rain, hail or shine, nothing interferes with these two family camping trips. No excuses whatsoever.
This year we have agreed to a long weekend in March and a second long weekend in October. The other stipulation for these family trip is that we live harmoniously in the wild. Therefore there will be no tents, chairs, BBQ, esky etc etc. You get the idea.
My family consists of Grandpa Joe, Dad, Mum, my older sister Sam and myself, Charlie. Yes I’m well aware that Mum and Dad had two girls snd gave them both male names. We don’t like it anymore than you do.
Camping trip number one is commencing tomorrow morning. We will be leaving home at 5am for the two hour drive to Largess Pond. Early start to ensure that we have camp set up before nightfall.
It’s a pleasant morning, when we rise out of bed, on the day we are to set off. Everyone is keen and excited, breakfast is done and dusted early, as we want to get on the road.
The sun is slowly rising as we leave our driveway in our family SUV. The weather forecast announces it’s going to be a moderate summer day. Temperature high of 32 degrees and an expected low of 18 degrees. Nice.
